patients with knee osteoarthritis evaluated by an orthopedic surgeon. patient will be recruted from the outpatient clinic at "asaf Harofe" medical center, Zrifin, Israel and APOS medical center, Herzlya, Israel

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Symptomatic knee OA for at least 6 months

Fulfilled American College of Rheumatology clinical criteria for OA of the knee

Radiographically assessed OA of the knee graded 1-4 according to the Kellgren & Lawrence scale

Exclusion Criteria:

Acute septic arthritis

Patients with an increased tendency to fall

Lack of physical or mental ability to perform or comply with the treatment procedure

Diabetes mellitus

History of pathological osteoporotic fracture

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00599729